XPost: soc.support.fat-acceptance, rec.travel.air, rec.aviation.piloting   
   From: hound@aol.net   
      
   "C J Campbell"  wrote in message   
   news:2008112410512677923-christophercampbell@hotmailcom...   
   > On 2008-11-24 03:12:57 -0800, terry  said:   
   >   
   >>   
   >> When did obesity become a disability?   
   >   
   > While it is really popular these days to hate the obese and even abuse   
   > them, the fact is that obesity is a disability. Yes, it is a   
   > self-inflicted disability. So are most other disabilities. For some reason   
   > some people have decided that obesity is somehow 'immoral,' but rendering   
   > yourself a vegetable while running or biking or climbing is not. What it   
   > really comes down to is people want to blame somebody for the personal   
   > inconveniences they suffer. Currently it is unfashionable to blame Jews or   
   > people with darker complexion, so these personalities have switched to   
   > blaming fat people for their problems.   
   >   
   >>  And how will this work in   
   >> practice?  who decides if the obese person is obese enough to require   
   >> 2 seats?  Do the flight attendents decide on boarding or does the   
   >> obese person have to  order 2 seats when he makes her/his booking?  do   
   >> they have to justify it by quoting their body mass index or the width   
   >> of their ass? and will this get confirmed on boarding? ( can just   
   >> picture the flight attendant with a tape measure )    Will the same   
   >> rule apply at theatres and concerts?   
   >> Reminds me of a joke I heard about one of our football stadiums   
   >> downunder. It seats 100,000 or 50,000 Americans.   
   >> ( Sorry if I offended anyone ... are there any yanks here?)   
   >> Terry   
   >> Skinny PPL Downunder   
   >   
   > No, you are not sorry if you offended anyone. You offended people   
   > deliberately. Claiming that you are sorry is just dishonest.   
   >   
   > --   
   > Waddling Eagle   
   > World Famous Flight Instructor   
      
   Your adopted name "Waddling" defines where you are coming from. An aircraft   
   is designed to carry a limited load, and fares, freight rates, etc. are   
   computed on that basis. Far as I'm concerned, rates should be based on a   
   minimum per seat, and then on the weight of the passenger as a add on. Being   
   a lard ass is a chosen lifestyle except in VERY rare cases. Sure, being a   
   whale is a handicap, but so is being a dope-head or an alcoholic! If it's   
   your LIFESTYLE, then pay for it!   
   >   
      
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